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an adjunct professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. Wong has given generously to the college in the past, and in June 2020, he established an Endowed Professorship, known as the Honorable Daniel Wong Endowed Professorship that currently supports the research of Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan

According to the journal, “In selecting our CEO honorees, a panel of judges looked for characteristics such as contribution to company success, civic involvement, career achievement and more. The honorees represent several of Houston's prominent industries, with CEOs from energy companies, nonprofits, homebuilders, real estate firms and more — even an arts organization.”

The 45 honorees were recognized in a special section of The Houston Business Journal's Sept. 2 edition, and an awards luncheon in September 2022 at the Marriott Marquis Houston.